Star Trek Original Episode Guide
SEASON TWO
#30
"CATSPAW"
Written by Robert Bloch
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Crewman Jackson-Jimmy Jones, Lt. Vincent Desalle-Michael Barrier, Sylvia-Antoinette Bower, Korob-Theo Marcuse, Lt. Kyle-John Winston
Stardate 3018.2
Airdate 10/27/67
Castles, dungeons, witches and black cats prevail as Kirk seeks a rational explanation of-and escape from-forces that lured him to an alien planet.
#31
"METAMORPHOSIS"
Written by Gene L. Coon
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Guest Stars: Nancy Hedford-Eleanor Donahue, Zefram Cochrane-Glenn Corbett
Stardate 3219.8
Airdate 11/1067
A cloudlike creature detours an Enterprise shuttlecraft to a remote planetoid where the travelers are to provide its sole human inhabitant with companionship-forever.
#32 "FRIDAY'S
CHILD"
Written by D.C. Fontana
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Eleen-Julie Newmar, Kras-Tige Andrews, Maab, Keel-Cal Boder, Akaar-Ben Cage, Crewman Grant-Robert Bralver
Stardate 3497.2
Airdate 12/01/67
Kirk jeopardizes the lives of his own men when he intervenes in a society where life is valued below combat and personal integrity.
#33 "WHO
MOURNS FOR ADONAIS?"
Written by Gilbert A. Ralston and Gene L. Coon
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Apollo-Michael Forest, Lt. Carolyn Palamas-Leslie Parrish, Lt. Kyle-John Winston
Stardate 3468.1
Airdate 09/22/67
Mortals battle an immortal when the Enterprise is seized by the Greek god Apollo.
#34 "AMOK
TIME"
Written by Theodore Sturgeon (AKA Edward Hamilton Waldo)
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, T'Pring-Arlene Martel, T-Pau-Celia Lovsky, Stonn-Lawrence Montaigne, Admiral Komack-Byron Morrow
Stardate 3372.7
Airdate 09/29/67?
Obeying an ancient Vulcan marriage rite Spock engages in mortal combat with his fiances chosen champion-Captain Kirk.
#35 "THE
DOOMSDAY MACHINE"
Written by Norman Spinrad
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Commodore Decker-William Windom, Crewman Elliot-John Copage, Crewman Washburn-Richard Compton, Crewman Russ-Tim Burns, Lt. Palmer-Elizabeth Rogers, Lt. Kyle-John Winston, Crewman Montgomery-Jerry Catron
Stardate 4202.9
Airdate 10/20/67
Kirk has the hopeless task of deactivating a weapon that has wandered into the galaxy, digesting entire planets as it goes.
#36 "WOLF IN
THE FOLD"
Written by Robert Bloch
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Hengist-John Fielder, Jaris-Charles MaCauley, Sybo-Pilar Seurat, Tark-Joseph Bernard, Morla-Charles Dierkop, Yeoman Tankris-Judy McConnell, Lt. Karen Tracey-Virginia Alderidge, Kara-Tania Lemani
Stardate 3614.9
Airdate 12/22/67
When a Latter-day Jack The Ripper terrorizes a crime free planet evidence points to Chief Engineer Scott whose fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
#37 "THE
CHANGELING"
Written by John Meredyth Lucas
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Voice of Nomad-Vic Perrin, Mr. Singh-Blaisdell Makee, Lt. Carlisle-Arnold Lessing
Stardate 34510.9
Airdate 09/29/67
Kirk encounters a sophisticated killer a talking metallic cylinder programmed to destroy lifeforms that don't meet mechanical standards of perfection.
#38 "THE APPLE"
Written by Max Ehrlich and Gene L. Coon
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Lt. Kyle-John Winston, Akuta-Keith Andes, Sayana-Shari Nims, Makora-David Soul, Hendorff-Mal Friedman, Yeoman Martha Landon-Celeste Yarnall, Marple-Jerry Daniels, Ensign Mallory-Jay Jones, Kaplan-Dick Dial
Stardate 3715.3
Airdate 10/13/67
Kirk tries to save the Enterprise from destruction by destroying a powerful god-machine and the paradise it provides for its subjects.
#39 "MIRROR,
MIRROR"
Written by Jerome Bixby
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Tharn-Vic Perrin, Lt. Marlena Moreau-Barbara Luna, Farrell-Pete Kellett, Wilson-Garth Pillsbury, Lt. Kyle-John Winston
Stardate 3882.8
Airdate 10/06/67
Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Scotty and Uhura try to reverse the effects of a storm that swept them into an incredibly savage universe, where the Enterprise is there with a cruel crew.
#40 "THE
DEADLY YEARS"
Written by David P. Harmon
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Robert Johnson-Felix Locher, Elaine Johnson-Laura Wood, Commodore George Stocker-Charles Drake, Dr. Janet Wallace-Sarah Marshall, Lt. Arlene Galway-Beverly Washburn, Yeoman Doris Atkins-Carolyn Nelson
Stardate 3478.2
Airdate 12/08/67
Sudden senility attacks top officers of the Enterprise who have contracted a strange aging disease.
#41 "I,
MUDD"
Written by Stephen Kandel and David Gerrold
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Harcourt Fenton Mudd-Roger C. Carmel, Stella Mudd-Kay Elliot, Norman-Richard Tatro, 'Alice' series-Alyce and Rhea Andrece, 'Herman' series-Tom and Ted LaGarde, 'Barbara' series-Collen and Maureen Thornton, 'Maisy' series-Tamara and Starr Wilson, Lt. Rowe-Mike Howden, Ensign Jordan-Michael Zaslow
Stardate 4513.3
Airdate 11/03/67
Kirk and company fall prey to their old nemesis Harry Mudd who is now both ruler and captive of an android civilization.
#42 "THE
TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES
Written by David Gerrold
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Nilz Barris-William Schallert, Captain Koloth-William Campbell, Cyrano Jones-Stanley Adams, Mr. Lurry-Whit Bissell, Korax-Michael Pataki, Arne Darvin-Charlie Brill, Admiral Fitzpatrick-Ed Reimers, Ensign Freeman-Paul Baxley, Guy Raymond, David Ross
Stardate 4523.3
Airdate 12/29/67
Kirk assigned to protect a grain shipment finds that he has trouble with "Tribbles"-balls of purring fluff that live on grain and are incredibly prolific.
#43 "BREAD
AND CIRCUSES"
Written by Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon
Story by John Kneubuhl
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Guest Stars: Septimus-Ian Wolfe, Flavius-Rhodes Reason, Captain R. M. Merik-Merikus, Claudius Marcus, Drusilla-Lois Jewell, Maximus-Max Kelven, Game Announcer-Bartell LaRue
Stardate 4040.7
Airdate 03/15/68
The Enterprise officers are forced into gladiator combat where a savage Roman Empire uses 20th-century technology.
#44 "JOURNEY
TO BABEL"
Written by D. C. Fontana
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Sarek-Mark Lenard, Amanda-Jane Wyatt, Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Thelev-William O'Connell, Shras-Reggie Nalder, Gav-John Wheeler, Lt. Josephs-James X. Mitchell
Stardate 3842.3
Airdate 11/17/67
Jane Wyatt portrays Mr. Spock's human mother in an episode that examines the Vulcans family relationships.
#45 "A
PRIVATE LITTLE WAR"
Teleplay by Gene Roddenberry
Story by Jud Crucis
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Tyree-Michael Whitney, Nona-Nancy Kovac, Dr. M'Benga-Brooker Bradshaw, Apella-Arthur Bernard, Krell-Ned Romero, Yutan-Gary Pillar
Stardate 4211.4
Airdate 02/02/68
Kirk takes dangerous steps to restore the status quo on a primitive planet where the Klingons are escalating the development of weapons.
(2268)
#46 "THE
GAMESTERS OF TRISKELION"
Written by Margaret Armen
Directed by Gene Nelson
Guest Stars: Galt-Joseph Ruskin, Shana-Angelique Pettyjohn, Lars-Steve Sandor, Kloog-Mickey Morton, Ensign Jana Haines-Victoria George, Tamoon-Jane Ross
Stardate 3211.7
Airdate 01/05/68
On an uncharted planet Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are shackled in collars and trained for mortal combat to amuse their captors.
#47
"OBSESSION"
Written by Art Wallace
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Ensign Garrovick-Stephen Brooks,
Ensign Rizzo-Eddie Paskey
Stardate 3619.2
Airdate 12/15/67
Driven by guilt Kirk jeopardizes his career and many lives to destroy a monster, a gaseous creature hard to penetrate that lives on red corpuscles.
#48 "THE
IMMUNITY SYNDROME"
Written by Robert Sabaroff
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Lt. Kyle-John Winston
Stardate 4307.1
Airdate 01/19/68
The Enterprise becomes an antibody to penetrate an energy draining invader that has annihilated an entire star system and is about to reproduce.
#49 "A PIECE
OF THE ACTION"
Teleplay by David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon
Story by David P. Harmon
Directed by James Komack
Guest Stars: Lt. Hadley-William Blackburn, Bela Oxmyx-Anthony Caruso, Jojo Krako-Vic Tayback, Kalo-Lee Delano, Zabo-Steve Marlo, Tepo-John Harmon, Mirt-Jay Jones
Stardate 4598.0
Airdate 01/12/68
Kirk and his boys come on like gangbusters when they visit a planet who's culture is patterned after Chicago's gangland society of the 1920's.
#50 "BY ANY
OTHER NAME"
Teleplay by D. C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby
Story by Jerome Bixby
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Rojan-Warren Stevens, Kelinda-Barbara Bouchet, Hanar-Stewart Moss, Tomar-Robert Fortier, Lt. Shea-Carl Byrd, Drea-Leslie Dalton, Yeoman Leslie Thompson-Julie Cobb
Stardate 4657.5
Airdate 02/23/68
Kirk tries to outwit colonizers from Andromeda who assume human form to seize the Enterprise.
#51 "RETURN
TO TOMORROW"
Written by John Kingsbridge
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Dr. Anne Mulhall-Diana Muldaur, Sargon-William Shatner, Thalassa-Diana Muldaur, Henoch-Leonard Nimoy
Stardate 4768.3
Airdate 02/09/68
An experimental transplant between formless creature and three members of the Enterprise crew works well until the creature in Spocks body elects to keep its new form.
#52 "PATTERNS
OF FORCE"
Written by John Meredyth Lucas
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Stars: John Gill-David Brian, Melakon-Skip Homeier, Isak-Richard Evans, Daras-Laura Norland, Abrom-William Wintersole, Eneg-Patrick Hargon, Davod-Chuck Courtney
Stardate 2534.0
Airdate 02/16/68
On the planet Ekos, Kirk tries to prevent history from repeating itself when a self-styled fuhrer begins leading his people down a bloody Nazi path.
#53 "THE
ULTIMATE COMPUTER"
Teleplay by D. C. Fontana
Story by Laurence N. Wolfe
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas
Guest Stars: Dr. Richard Daystrom-William Marshall, Commodore Robert Wesley-Barry Russo, Ensign Harper-Sean Morgam, M-5 computer voice-James Doohan
Stardate 4729.4
Airdate 03/08/68
The ultimate computer probes the problem of man vs. machine. The question is more than academic for Kirk who has been temporarily replaced by a computer that can think-and will insure its own survival at any cost.
#54 "THE OMEGA GLORY"
Teleplay by Art Wallace
Story by Gene Roddenberry and Art Wallace
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Stars: Cloud William-Roy Jensen, Sirah-Irene Kelley, Wu-Lloyd Kino, Captain Ronald Tracey-Morgan Woodward, Lt. Galloway-David L. Ross, Lt. Leslie-Eddie Paskey, Dr. Carter-Ed McReady
Stardate 4798.5?
Airdate 03/01/68
On an Omega IV spaceship Kirk battles a starship captain who is using advanced weaponry to decide the outcome of the planets civil war.
#55
"ASSIGNMENT: EARTH"
Teleplay by Art Wallace
Story by Art Wallace and Gene Roddenberry
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guests: Gary Seven-Robert Landing, Roberta Lincoln-Teri Garr, Barbara Babcock, Cromwell-Don Keefer, Colonel Nesvig-Morgan Jones, Sergeant Lipton-Lincoln Demyan, Bruce Mars, Security Chief-Paul Baxley, Isis-The Cat, voice of Mission Control-Bartell LaRue, Cape Kennedy radio voice-James Doohan
Stardate 4807.2?
Airdate 03/29/68
Robert Lansing appears as Gary Seven a human messiah trained by aliens to save mankind from itself.
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